
Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus
Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus
A vivid account of the birth of modern conservatism retraces the efforts of William F. Buckley, the John Birch Society, thousands of students, and Barry Goldwater to introduce a new strand of conservative thought to American politics.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Hill & Wang
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN-13
- 9780809028597
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Rise of American conservatismBarry Goldwater's political career1960s American politics
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